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July 24, 2017
BYWAYS: Illustrations
Every one of the Byways Books includes beautiful full-color art by my illustrator, Hannah Christenson. Here’s a sampling from Book #9, Through the Notches: A Zane Johns Adventure.
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July 21, 2017
COVER REVEAL: In the Middle
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“If this is a Wild place, shouldn’t it be more obvious? You could say that these are magic trees, covered in magic moss, growing out of magic dirt, and it’s all the same to me.” Bree asked, “Can’t you conjure up a pixie or a dragon, or at least a wisp of foxfire?”
“I’m afraid not, but we’re definitely in the Wilds,” said Jovan. “Since there’s a town nearby, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is a wake forest.”
“Awake?”
“Wake,” Jovan corrected. “Like a ship’s wake. When colonists enter the land...
July 20, 2017
July 19, 2017
GAME: Name that Book Cover
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July 15, 2017
#amreading All Summer
I’ve been reading and reviewing more middlegrade books on my GoodReads account, adding to my accumulation of titles for both the 2017 Reading Challenge and for the Great Middle Grade Reads 2017 A-Z Challenge. What’s middlegrade, you may ask? Usually, they’re designated as books for readers aged 8-12. And the category is often divided into lower middlegrade (8-10) and upper middlegrade (12-14). Here are some of the books I read in June:
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The Mark of the Dragonfly is a mystery/adventure set in...
July 13, 2017
ART: Tupper Meadowsweet
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July 12, 2017
GAME: Name that Book Cover
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July 10, 2017
BYWAYS: Illustrations
Every one of the Byways Books includes beautiful full-color art by my illustrator, Hannah Christenson. Here’s a sampling from Book #7, Across the Line: A Ganix Johns Adventure.
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July 6, 2017
BYWAYS: Zane Johns
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July 5, 2017
GAME: Name that Book Cover
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